OK IM NEW TO THE LOWRIDER THEME AND I WANT TO PUT HYDRAULICS ON MY CUTLASS BUT DNT KNOW
ABOUT ANYTHING LIKE WHAT TO DO OR WHAT TO BUY SO ANY ADVICE

go to a lowrider shop

I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING MYSELF DONT WANT TO GO TO A SHOP THEN PPL R GONNA KNOW
WHAT IM DOIN TO MY BABY AND I LIKE DOING STUFF MYSELF SO I LEARN NEW THINGS JUST ASKING
FOR ADVICE OR ANY TIPS

do you want to lay &play or hop. can you weld. if not got to a shop. they know more then you think. even if you just lay and play i would have my towers done and maybe a partial frame wrap. and if you want to hop the same foe singgle pump if you stay under 40 in. any thing above that the frame takes a beating so you need full frame wrap.dp te same then theres trailing arms upper and lower. extend or not drop mounts or not. battery rack. weight or not . one front to back hose or two . y block in the front or the back. solenoids how many.stokes for hopping or lay and play .coils to hop or lay and play. piston pump or comp or street.damn and then there all other kind of tricks. best advice og to a good shop there are some who can do it at home i did it but i also know how to weld and still had vmax did my arms after i cut them and i used caddy a arms on a 85 cutlas supreme. unbreakable ball joints.# 6 or 8 hose size fitting to use. i did eight batteries ,single gate 14 inche stokes . shocks . 41/2 ton coils broken in adex and the car did 43 all day long and hit bumper. so it all depends on what you want. best advice go to a shop there is one in palm springs on Ramon across from fat burgers. not to far from you.

Im telin u u should go to a shop jus tell them to put it on tha d.L naw mean

http://www.catalog.prohopper.com/produc ... cts_id=182

I WAS THINKING THIS BUT I DNT WANT TO WRAP THE WHOLE FRAME SO IM THINKING OF THIS

http://www.catalog.prohopper.com/produc ... cts_id=181

AND ALSO WHAT YEAR CADDY DID U GET THE A ARMS FROM...I WANT TO HOP BUT STILL B ABLE TO
DRIVE AND IT B RELIABLE

80 to 86 caddy .the set up is cool but there are still thing to make that kit better. but you didnt say if you can weld.

YEA I CAN WELD AND ABOUT THE KIT WHAT WOULD I NEED TO UPGRADE TO MAKE IT BETTER AND I GOT
SUM PICS ONLINE FOR RE-ENFORCING THE FRAME AT THE PRESSURE POINTS SO THATS NOT A PROBLEM

ANOTHER THING I WAS READING IS PPL PUT CHAINS IN THE FRONT TO HELP PREVENT STRESS
ON THE BALL JOINT ANY1 AGREE OR DISAGREE ON THAT AND MAKE A BRIDGE IN THE REAR IS
THE BRIDGE NEEDED

The bridge is good for 3 wheeling so you can add chains, but it also gives more strength. You can chain your front a-arms, but I would recommend reinforcing them also because the stress will be less on your your ball joints but the arms take an impact when they are restricted by the chains.

I would recommend wrapping the frame. You can do the stress points but that only last for so long depending on how you treat it. Think of it like a Pencil right if you wanted to make it strong you can wrap it with material, but if you wrap the tip of it and the end that makes the middle even weaker. It is best to wrap the entire frame then to just leave patches with no reinforcement. You can always reinforce the stress points also then just see if you see any stress anywhere and reinforce there. Example the belly where the engine goes and also the spot right under the front of the door where the fender bolts on, those can start flexing.

Hey btw they have reinforcement templates on ebay that you can just order and weld in. Thats a good start I guess or just trace your frame out on cardboard and take it to a metal shop so they can cut it for you.

i doubt that you will find templates for that car on ebay . better to trace on cardboard and have them cut out for you . stay away from chains in the front no real hopper does that.and as stated before me frame wrap to me is the most important thing. frame cracks or flex and it dont matter what brand or how much you paid car is done. so pay close attention to the the frame.

THANKS FOR THE ADVICE EVERY1 I APPRECIATE IT ANYTHING ELSE KEEP IT COMING...SO I GET I HAVE
TO WRAP THE WHOLE FRAME ANOTHER QUESTION ON THE REAR I SEEN A PIC OF A GUY WELDING A PIECE
TO THE AXLE LIKE I WANT TO SAY THE CUP?? BUT IM NOT SURE

2 me its not really what you want to do with your car... its how much you could afford...
sure you can go 2 a shop, but fix it yourself and your straight...
average lay and play is six or 4 batteries, i use 0 gauge wire all around, 2 pumps, 4 dumps, 6 or 4 soleiods, powerballs, 8" & 14" cylinders, your choice of coils, no. 6 hose all around, always rack welded on frame, kitty hair the inner rear corner panels to avoid buckling from three wheeling, extension of upper a-arms and what kind of tuck you want "how fast you want the rires 2 wear down lol", wishhbone link, i dont believe in stress points, 1/2 or 5/8 inch reinforcement all around, 8 switches...
for hoppin you also reinforce the front lower arms, so the coil dont rip through, longer cylinders in the rear, telesopics? slip-yoke driveshaft... reinforce the axle, bridge the rear, it can be done underneath the body so you get more trunk space, want subwoofers in your trunk?
chains in the rear 2 keep your shit stable, no. 8 hoses, y block in front or back, street? comp? piston? 9? 11? 13? Fuses? gas-hop?
gotta get your front cylinders sleeved so it doesn't slip sideways and bend a stroke and damage a valve cover on your motor...
chains in front are for when the ball joints break and the coil aint gonna shoot out and hit some1 or sumnthin...
do you wanna rest the frame on pavment when you park, "lay low", then you risk being stuck when a hose leaks or a bad check valve... always carry a jack... 4x4 wood blocks... extra soleniods, and oil...
chrome? powercoat? kandy? TIRES? number of batteries?

everything is an option, theres so much you can do, and it can still be a dependable daily driver...
its all on how you treat it... and who u let hit your switch... there's rules to this game, main one is have fun...

YEA I DIDNT REALIZE THERE WAS SO MUCH STUFF TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION CUZ MY FRIEND WAS LIKE
ITS EASY ILL DO IT FOR U BUT HIS SHIT IS ALWAYS MESSIN UP AND I RATHER DO IT MYSELF SO I HAVE A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT HOW IT WORKS AND EVERYTHING U KNOW..AND WHEN U SAY KITTY HAIR
THE INNER REAR CORNER PANELS WHATS KITTY HAIR???IM LOOKIN TO MAKE LIKE A BASIC SETUP NOTHING
2 OUTTA CONTROL BUT WHEN SUM1 PULLS UP I WANT 2 B ABLE TO SERVE THEM CUZ CARS OUT HERE DNT GET
2 HIGH SO IM SURE IT WONT B THAT HARD